EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – This week on the first half of Newsmakers: R.I. Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea. With questions surrounding the voting process from several fronts including the president’s commission on voting integrity, and a local study into Rhode Island’s voter rolls, Gorbea – the state’s top election official – weighs in on where the Ocean State stands. The first-term Democrat also discusses the recently passed automatic voter registration bill.

Then on the second half of Newsmakers, WPRI.com reporter Dan McGowan joins Tim White and Ted Nesi to break down the week in news, including a possible resolution to the State House standoff.